The woman sitting in front of Li Xuan had short orange-red hair with slightly curly hair, very fair skin, a somewhat wide head, a round nose, and a few freckles on her cheeks.

Li Xuan browsed through the other party's carefully prepared resume, this Sophie Wise (SophieWise) is really as good as her name, a standard female academic bully. The word Sophie is derived from the ancient Greek word for "wisdom", and the literal translation of the word Wise into Chinese is "wisdom".

After graduating from Harvard Business School, this bright and intelligent woman joined Goldman Sachs Investment Bank, where she worked her way up to the VP position in just two years. Although there are many VPs in investment banks, most newcomers start as Analyst, then rise to Associate, and then VP, a process that usually takes about five years.

You must know that the competition in investment banks is extremely fierce, and famous companies like Goldman Sachs do not accept graduates from prestigious universities at all. Sophie Wise joined Goldman Sachs with a bachelor's degree, not a master's or doctorate, and it was impossible for her to stand out without enough amazing talent.

Sophie only worked at Goldman Sachs for two years, and after paying off her college loans, she quit her job and applied for an MBA at Columbia University. After graduating with an MBA, Sophie joined Citibank's retail division. knew that in order to have a child last year, she chose to quit her job and be a full-time wife at home.

"I'll just call you Sophie, what made you choose to work again, it's been less than a year since you resigned!" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"My husband was originally with MetLife, but he was made redundant three months ago. We haven't been able to find a satisfying job until now, and we need to pay off our car loan, our mortgage, and the expenses of growing up as twins! My husband and I don't have much savings. If I don't get a steady income, my whole family will be in trouble!" Sophie's tone was very flat. But there was a trace of sadness in his eyes.

Sophie chose to quit her job last year because her husband's position in the insurance company was not low, and his income was enough to support their family to live a decent life. But Americans' savings rates are generally low, and once you lose your job, you can quickly make ends meet. Sophie and her husband are clearly in such a dilemma.

"If you become my assistant, I may need to ask you to help me with some life matters in addition to being responsible for my work. My wife is four months pregnant, she is a new mom, and we have just arrived in New York. I'm not familiar with this city yet!" Li Xuan said suddenly.

"Of course, there's nothing wrong with that!" Sophie said with a quick nod, a flash of joy in her eyes.

In the previous interviews, the interviewer was a little noncommittal when she heard that she had twin daughters who had just been born. Although she has repeatedly said that she will not affect her work because of her family, she has failed without exception in those several appearances. And with her previous resume, Sophie knew that if she was still unmarried, the success rate of those positions would be at least 90%.

The workplace has an invisible ceiling for women like Sophie who have just been promoted to motherhood. Most bosses report natural discrimination against young mothers. I don't believe they can handle the relationship between children and work.

Sophie didn't expect that this time her motherhood, instead of becoming a burden, might become a unique advantage to stand out. She was smart enough to hear Li Xuan's voice-over that his wife needed her own experience in pregnancy and childbirth in the city of New York.

"I want to know. If your husband finds a satisfying job again in the near future, will you consider quitting your job again and becoming a stay-at-home mom again? After all, you have twin daughters who are not yet a year old. I want you to answer this question honestly, and I'm looking for an assistant who has a steady job. Instead of having to be replaced again after half a year or even a few months!" Li Xuan asked sternly.

Sophie knows that this problem is very good, and it may be the key to determining whether she can succeed in her job search this time. It's not just Li Xuan. No boss wants to resign from a person he has just hired.

So she thought for a while, then looked up firmly and said: "Sir, I promise not to resign for at least two years, and this clause can be written into the employment contract! After the previous experience, my husband and I both feel that maybe only two people working at the same time will make life more secure." We'd rather hire a dedicated babysitter to take care of the kids!"

Americans rarely live with their parents when they start a family. After the child is born, there will be no plot where the grandmother or grandmother will help take care of the child. Therefore, after a family in the United States has a child, one of the couples usually stays at home as a stay-at-home mother or stay-at-home dad.

Li Xuan nodded, stood up and shook hands with the other party and said, "That's all for today, I will notify you of the results of the interview within three days!"

Li Xuan is still quite satisfied with this Sophie Wise, she has worked in investment banks and commercial banks. In the conversation between the two just now, she gave Li Xuan the impression that she was quick and knew Wall Street very well.

This is exactly what Li Xuan needs, and she has lived in New York for five years, is very familiar with the city, and is also a mother who has just given birth, if she becomes Li Xuan's assistant, she must also be able to help Zhong Chuhong a lot.

So although Li Xuan didn't give a clear answer to the other party directly just now, he had actually chosen her to be his new assistant in his heart. As for Li Xuan's original assistant Ke Lilun, he did not follow him to New York this time, but continued to stay in Hong Kong as Li Xuan's representative, responsible for communicating various affairs of the group headquarters.

A week after Li Xuan arrived in New York, there was finally news from Hong Kong that "God of Wealth Lee" was going to study in the United States. As a representative of Li Xuan, Ke Lilun was interviewed by Asia Television for the first time.

He denied that Li Xuan went to study in the United States, but only admitted that his boss felt that he did not have enough knowledge and was preparing to study EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) at Columbia University. Study abroad and further education are two completely different concepts, the latter is just a kind of self-recharge, and will not give up the day-to-day management of the company.

In fact, this is a plan that Li Sheng had a long time ago, and it is well known that Li Sheng dropped out of CUHK before graduating from university. Li Sheng said that this has always been a regret in his life, and after founding Dongfang Electronics Company, as the group became larger and larger, Li Sheng gradually felt that his ability was lacking.

So Li Sheng came up with the idea of self-charging, and the EMBA program is obviously a very undesirable choice. On the premise of not affecting the decision-making of the daily affairs of the Oriental Group, the professional training of guò improves the level of self-management!"

"The reason why Li Sheng chose Columbia University is because it is located in New York, the world's center of business, finance and journalism, which gives Columbia University many other schools an incomparable advantage. For example, a large number of world-class companies are headquartered in New York, which provides the most authentic business and market 'real room' for learning courses.

In fact, even the private jet that Li Sheng just bought not long ago is also part of his training plan. After all, Li Sheng will often travel between New York and Hong Kong in the future, and having his own plane can make his itinerary more free. If there is an emergency here in Hong Kong, he can rush back to Hong Kong as soon as possible!"

Co Lilun desperately whitewashed his boss, and spent more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars to buy a private jet's top luxury, which was described in his mouth as a work necessity.

The news that Li Xuan went to the United States for further study still caused quite a stir in Hong Kong. Many people believe that his move is a deliberate attempt to avoid the place of right and wrong at a sensitive period when the Sino-British negotiations are deadlocked. After all, as the most influential Hong Kong businessman in the world, Li Xuan is likely to be involved in the political wrestling between China and Britain and be forced to take a stand.

Of course, there are also a small number of opinions that this is a prelude to Li Xuan's preparation to become a U.S. citizen and transfer his assets to the United States. Fortunately, this view is not the mainstream view, at least the most sensitive and vulnerable Hong Kong stock market, because Li Xuan went to the United States for further study, did not make much negative reaction.

Not long ago, the Oriental Group successively invested heavily in industrial industries in the mainland, and just spent $300 million in Hong Kong to build a headquarters building. This has led most Hong Kongers to believe that Li Xuan is still optimistic about Hong Kong's future prospects.

Li Xuan, who was far away in the United States, also breathed a sigh of relief after learning about the reaction of Hong Kong society. You must know that 1983 was definitely the most turbulent year in Hong Kong in the entire 80s. And Li Xuan's rebellious performance in recent years has made him very influential in Hong Kong society.

Now happens to be the most critical moment in the Sino-British negotiations, and neither Zhongnan-Hai nor Downing Street are willing to budge. If the news of the world's richest man fleeing Hong Kong suddenly comes out at this time, it will definitely cause panic in Hong Kong society. This will undoubtedly do the British a great favor and put great political pressure on the Chinese government.

Li Xuan naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to be such a villain, so he has been carefully guiding public opinion. Previously, the news of Oriental Company's large-scale investment in the mainland was hyped, and the group's public relations department was behind it. Later, Li Xuan added fuel to the fire and threw out the plan to build a headquarters building, which confirmed his optimistic view about the future of Hong Kong.

This gave Li Xuan the opportunity to get out of Hong Kong, if it weren't for the action in the United States in the next six months, which is very critical to the future development of Dongfang Electronics, he would never leave Hong Kong at this sensitive time. (To be continued......)